bostonherald.com - 12/1/2008
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T hough he has been climbing the ranks in the UFC s lightweight division for the past year, Kenny Florian has been careful to avoid challenging champion B.J. Penn. That changed Nov. 15 at UFC 91, when Florian, immediately after dominating Joe Stevenson, called out Penn in his post-fight ...
fiveouncesofpain.com - 11/25/2008
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In part one of FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s exclusive interview with
former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, we discussed his
feelings on the resignation of California State Athletic Commission executive director Armando Garcia; whether he intends ...
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Sean Sherk Interview Part II: “The number one contender ...
honoluluadvertiser.com - 11/25/2008
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It took a while 28 years
for Hilo's BJ Penn to realize that there's a
difference between a fighter and a professional fighter. "It took my whole life to realize that I better start being professional about this whole thing," he said. The ...
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Penn writes new chapter in his life | ...
fiveouncesofpain.com - 12/1/2008
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UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is already
scheduled to be involved in one superfight in 2009
when he faces B.J. Penn at UFC 94 in Las Vegas on Jan. 31. But might St. Pierre be involved with two superfights next year? According to UFC ...
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Silva vs. St. Pierre superfight could happen in 2009
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Kenny Florian: BJ Penn is ‘human’ and ‘can be beaten’
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“With B.J., you have to keep him motivated. Hopefully after that performance he does see me as a threat and sees it as a potential great fight. I wanted to let him know that I was there and that’s how I feel about him…. I know I have a lot to learn and a lot to still improve upon, but at the end of the day, B.J. Penn is human. If he’s human, that means he can be beaten and, with the trainers that I have, I feel that anyone can be beat. I know that I’ll figure out a way to do it.”
Kenny Florian talks about the reason he called out UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn during his ...
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